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UNITED STATES Patented October 13, 1903.

DANIEL W. COREY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

B'OOT OR SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 741,012, dated October13, 1.903.

hpplication filed March 24, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL W.CoREY,a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and usefullmprovements inBoots or Shoes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention appertains to improvements in boots and shoes, andrelates more particu larly to internal cushions therefor, the cushionsbeing of such construction as to provide,

first, an internal heel-cushion; second, a

and heel being removed. Fig. 3 is a per-v spective View of a preferredform of spring, and Fig. 4: is a detail perspective view of an elasticblock or heel-cushion.

In the make-up of a boot or shoe in accordance with my invention theinner sole A is attached to the upper in the usual manner, and suchso1e,immediately above the heel portion of the shoe is cut through toprovide a flap a, the line of severance through the inner sole, whichprovides the flap, diverging from a point about on a line with the frontportion of the heel rearward to where the side outs join a rounded. outat the rear, as will appear more fully by reference to Fig. 2. To theinner sole there is attached an inner lining a.

To the outer side of the inner sole A there is attached a spring-bar,made up ofa fiat strip of steel or other suitable material, having nearone end a perforation b and perforations Z) 5, positioned to be abovethe shank The end B of the spring is attached to the flap, said endbeing bent at an upward inclination and forward. Beyond thisupward-inclined end there is an arch 13 which overlies the shank of theshoe. Be-

yond such arch there is a part B which extends forward and terminatesnear the toe of the shoe, such part B having an upward curve, the endbeing free to move forward Serial No. 149,323. (No model.)

toward the toe, and the tendency of this arched part is to raise theinsole under the ball of the foot to provide a cushion at that part'ofthe shoe. v The spring B is made fast by tacks or other securing meansto the rear end of the flap and to the portion of the insole above theshank.

The outer sole 0 at a point beneath the flap a is out through orrecessed to provide a cavity with beveled side walls for the receptionof a rubber or elastic pad D, against which the spring-lifted flap willhear when depressed.

The construction shown provides ayielding support for the heel and ballof the foot. It reinforces and keeps in shape the shank of the shoe,andwhen the improvement is applied to shoes the user is enabled to walkwith greater ease and there'is less jar than when shoes of ordinaryconstruction are worn.

Having thus described my improvement, whatl claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A boot or shoe having an inner solo, a longitudinal spring attachedto said sole, the spring conforming to the shank and shaped 'to archupward forward of the shank, the

portion of the spring above the heel being inclined upward, to providespring portions to the front and in rear of the shank.

2. In a boot or shoe, an insole out out to provide at the heel portion aflap, a spring attached to the flap to maintain the same inclined upwardand rearward, and a cushion with which the flap and spring engages whendepressed, for the purpose set forth.

3. In aboot or shoe, an outer sole or shank having above the heel arecess the side walls thereof being beveled, an elastic pad maintainedin the recess, an inner sole cut away above the pad to provide a flapand a spring with a rearward and upward projecting end attached to theflap and to the shank of the shoe.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

DANIEL W. COREY.

Witnesses:

HENRY F. SoHoLLMnYER, DAVID R. FLEMING.

